til

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English til, from Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Compare to Old Frisian til.

Alternative forms

'til

Pronunciation

enPR: tĭl, təl, IPA^(key): /tɪl/, (unstressed) /təl/
Rhymes: -ɪl

Conjunction

til

(colloquial) until, till

Preposition

til

(colloquial) until, till

Derived terms

til to

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi तिल (til, “sesame”).

Alternative forms

teal, teel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪl/, /tiːl/

Noun

til (plural tils)

Sesame (plant: Sesamum indicum)
Any of species Ocotea foetens in family Lauraceae, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands.

Derived terms

til seed

Anagrams

&lit, Lit, TLI, lit, lit.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *til.

Noun

til (accusative tilni, plural tiller)

tongue
language

Declension

References

Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
“til”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”), cognate with Swedish till (“to”), English till, German Ziel n (“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something". In Old Norse, the preposition governs the genitive, a usage which is preserved in certain fixed phrases in Danish.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /te(l)/, [tˢel], [tˢe]

Preposition

til

to, towards (the direction or goal of a physical movement)
towards (the way a thing is turned)
to, until (the upper limit)
for (the purpose or the beneficiary)
into, interested in (especially sexually)
at (at a certain point in time, with certain nouns)
by (not later than)
(together) with (e.g., accompanying food)
on, by (the means of transportation)
(in personal names) of (a nobiliary particle denoting residence)

Usage notes

The preposition governed the genitive in Old Norse and Old Danish. This usage is preserved in several fixed phrases (always with the noun in the indefinite singular):

Derived terms

In many phrases, the noun ends in -e, which is either 1) an old genitive plural (Old Norse -a), 2) an old genitive singular in a different declension (Old Norse -ar), or 3) an old dative singular (Old Norse -i), analogically after other case relict phrases:

Adverb

til

more, additional, another
to, having as a destination
such that something is caused to be in a fitting state
such that some pathway or cavity is blocked
with force

Conjunction

til

till, until

References

“til” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪl/
Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

til f (plural tillen, diminutive tilletje n)

dovecote
Synonyms: duiventil, columbarium, duivenhuis
(dialectal) bridge (typically a small wooden bridge made of planks)
(dated) cage trap (for catching birds)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

til

inflection of tillen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
3. imperative

Dutch Low Saxon

Noun

til

bridge

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰiːl/
Rhymes: -iːl

Preposition

til

(with accusative or with genitive) to, towards

Derived terms

til-

Conjunction

til

until

Gothic

Romanization

til

Romanization of 𐍄𐌹𐌻

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰɪ(ː)l/
Rhymes: -ɪːl

Preposition

til

to, towards [with genitive]

Derived terms

Ido

Etymology

From English till.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /til/

Preposition

til

until, till (refers to time)
to, up to, as far as (refers to space)

Derived terms

til rivido! (“goodbye! (lit., until the re-seeing!”)

Interjection

til

Short for til rivido (“goodbye”).

Karakalpak

Etymology

From *til (“tongue; language”). Cognate with Turkish and Azerbaijani dil.

Noun

til

language

Khalaj

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *til (“language”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /til/

Noun

til (definite accusative tilü, plural tillər)

tongue
language

Declension

References

Doerfer, Gerhard (1971) Khalaj Materials, Indiana University, →ISBN
Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Doerfer, Gerhard (1987) Lexik und Sprachgeographie des Chaladsch [Lexicon and Language Geography of Khalaj] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, →ISBN

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *sulu, from Proto-Oceanic *suluq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq. Cognate with Cebuano sulo, Tagalog sulo, Malay suluh, Palauan tuich.

Pronunciation

(phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠilʲ]
(phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠilʲ/
Bender phonemes:

Noun

til

torch

References

Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Middle English

Alternative forms

tylle

Etymology

From Old English til (“to, until”), from Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *til and/or Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”), related to *tilą (“goal”). Cognate with Old Norse til, Old Frisian til.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /til/

Conjunction

til

until, till

Descendants

English: til, till
Scots: til

References

“til, conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Preposition

til

until, till
(with "to") as far as; down to; up to, until
Synonym: vntil

Alternative forms

tille, telle

Descendants

English: til, till
Scots: til
Yola: del, dell, tell, 'tell, till

References

“til, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adverb

til

References

“til, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Miraya Bikol

Noun

til

(anatomy) leg

Northern Kurdish

Noun

til f

finger (the extremity of the hand)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪl/
Rhymes: -ɪl

Preposition

til

to (indicating range, direction or destination)
at or on (indicating position or location relative to another reference point)
for (used to indicate purpose or suitability)
to (in idiomatic expressions)

Adverb

til

another, more, in addition, further

Derived terms

References

“til” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

te (dialectal)
t (SMS slang)

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *til (compare *tilą (“goal”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪlː/

Preposition

til

to (indicating destination)
for
of (indicating possession)
until

Adverb

til

another, one more

Derived terms

References

“til” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /til/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tilaz, whence also Old Frisian til, Old High German zil (German Ziel), Old Norse tilr, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til).

Adjective

til

good (morally good; competent; useful, etc.)

Declension

Noun

til n (nominative plural tilas)

use, service, convenience
goodness, kindness

Etymology 2

Possibly borrowed from Old Norse til, though the OED has it as "Germanic" and related to Old Norse til and to Old Frisian til. If not borrowed, then inherited from Proto-West Germanic *til, from Proto-Germanic *til.

Alternative forms

ᛏᛁᛚ (til) — Ruthwell Cross

Preposition

til

to, until, unto
- c. 800, Ruthwell Cross:

Descendants

Middle English: til, tylle
- English: til, till
- Scots: til

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”). Cognate with Old English til, Old Frisian til, German Ziel n (“goal”). The preposition has arisen from an adverbial use of the noun, lit. "(with) the goal of something"; this is also the reason it takes the genitive.

Preposition

til

to, towards [with genitive]
(rare, archaic) too

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan tille, from Latin titulus. Doublet of título.

Pronunciation

Homophone: tio (Brazil, ignoring syllable breaks)
Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
Hyphenation: til

Noun

til m (plural tis or tiles)

tilde, a diacritic (˜). Used in Portuguese to indicate a nasal vowel.
trifle (something of little importance or worth)

Swedish

Etymology

See till.

Preposition

til

Archaic form of till.

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai تیل (til /⁠til⁠/), from Proto-Turkic *til. Cognate with Uyghur تىل / til / тил; Turkish dil; etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪl/, [t̪ʰɪ̈l]
Hyphenation: til

Noun

til (plural tillar)

(anatomy) tongue
language, tongue

Declension

Derived terms

West Albay Bikol

Noun

til

(anatomy) leg